And it is the same ethics that drives those at the top of the economic ladder in this country to push the limits of risk and greed that will inevitably drive us into an inflationary depression. John talks about how there are 355 billionaires in the US alone and how much that should concern the population.

This speech is unique because Ron Paul seems to sound increasingly desperate as if the nation’s economy may be reaching a point of no return when it comes to the inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve.

Ron Paul’s view points are being vindicated with recent headlines of gold hitting an all time high in the last few days. Meanwhile the dollar continues to test the 70 mark on the dollar index.

Chomsky also points out that this news got absolutely no mention in the American press. This simple observation by Chomsky shows just how unbalanced the coverage of Iranian pursuits of nuclear power have been in the US.
Several months back when former President Carter dared to speak the unspoken truth as to the existence of Israel’s nuclear stockpile, he was scolded and shunned in the American press for revealing such “secrets.”

If we are not willing to confront the nuclear problem as a whole, rather than picking and choosing who we help develop nuclear capability and who we threaten for such development, we are simply not making the world any safer.
Chomsky also talks about how the US helped both Pakistan and India develop their nuclear technology. Now it has become obvious that the US has potentially armed both sides of a potential conflict with nuclear weapons, but unfortunetly it happened because the US government was so focused on their narrow interests, either they did not see the potential disaster or they did not think it out weighed their own goals. Either way, it is not acceptable.

You may or may not have heard that Comcast was thinking about buying part of NBC from General Electric. After that happens, GE is still able to sell its non-controlling portion. This is where News Corp and Liberty Media come in to play. Both would be glad to purchase NBC.

Reuters reported:Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWSA.O) and John Malone’s Liberty Media Corp (LINTA.O) are also interested in NBC Universal, though neither has approached GE so far, CNBC reported, citing sources.
News Corp, which owns the Fox cable network and local TV stations, had been seen as a less likely bidder, analysts have said, because taking a stake in NBC might raise antitrust concerns with the U.S. government

Oh you bet the government would raise antitrust concerns… But GE, one of the government’s biggest suppliers, owning NBC and MSNBC? No problem.

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Giving Obama a reward for all the hard work he has done is one thing… if he has done anything but talk. We are still in Afghanistan and Iraq, while making Iran even more of an enemy. There has been no peace yet, there has been no global work yet. Obama has done nothing but talk on the global stage. Obama has done nothing but talk on the national stage. Americans are sick of hearing that he is, or will be the “greatest president ever.” Supporters of Obama are doing much more worse than good defending Obama. Wait until there is something to back your words until you continue to defend the President.

Everything you hated Bush for… the Iraq war, wiretaps, patriotact, the deficit, are not getting fixed. You hate one man for these things, but will give a pass to another. That does not make Bush any better than Obama, but it could make Obama as bad as Bush. Or worse… Perhaps, much worse.

Hey liberals, are you not the same people who attacked the patriotact when it was in place?

Hey right wingers, are you not the same people who want to keep your gun rights and fear that Obama and Polosi are going to take them away from you?

I feel I am a conservative, but I do not think the average “conservative,” is actually a conservative. Calling for something like the Patriot Act is more liberal than anything I have ever heard of.  How much increased (liberal) spending did our police departments or federal departments get to enjoy? Still enjoy? Can we just bring back the good name that conservatism once had?

I am sick of all this. We NEED our rights given to us by our founding fathers. This post is a response to an article I read from an Associated Press writer featured on Yahoo! news. In this article it talks about how over 1 million people are just randomly searched in the street. I dont like it when I am patted down when I go to a Patriots game (very patriotic, get it?) let alone “randomly.” I urge you to read this article. Next time a cop stops you for no reason and asks to search your car, or to pat you down… scream like bloody hell. No they are not “just doing their job” they are treading on our rights. Their job is to protect law abiding citizens. You do not decide who is law abiding by doing random searches, breathalysers, or pat downs.

This all shows that Barack Obama is getting flustered and getting more vulnerable. His failure to control his one-sided congress when it came to the matter of health care, showed his weakness. You cannot blame him for thinking he would be able to rally the troops. He has finally figured out that congress is just functioning to save their own necks, not his. Fox News and conservative blogs have been able to take down Van Jones and ACORN. The latter was not a simple task.

Glenn Beck’s ratings are already incredibly high, especially for the 5PM time slot. Glenn Beck’s Ratings have even been surpassing Fox News’ Hannity at 9PM. Imagine what would happen if Fox News changed Glenn Beck to the 9PM time. Watch out Rachel Maddow! Oh wait, nobody is watching you anyway. Like him or hate him, Glenn Beck is enjoying all this controversy. It just makes him stronger.

The Fact that Chicago completely lost its bid to host the Olympics, in the first round, shows that Barack Obama’s attacks were an act of desperation. Watch the BBC video here. Barack Obama went all in, and lost big.

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The film is currently in extremely limited release in the US, with only a few screenings at the Chicago film festival.

I have not yet had the chance to see the film, but when I do I will do a full review on the main PoliticalLore.com site. So check back in the coming weeks for that review and also for updates on where you can see the film.

If you are not familiar with Norman Finkelstein he is a scholar on the Israel/Palestine conflict. He is an American Jew who has long been sympathetic with the Palestinian plight and has even been banned from Israel for vocalizing his views. He also was denied tenure at Depaul University in Chicago for voicing his critical views of the Israeli government’s military aggression.

This is sure to be an intriguing and polarizing film, but hopefully it will also be a catalyst for discussion on this extremely important topic.
If this film is playing near you in the coming months, and you are interested in the Israel/Palestine conflict I would urge you to go and support this film.

Here is a 10 minute preview of the film:

They interviewed the Chicago 2016 spokesman, who stated that there was no such “request” to run the story. This is Chicago people… Who are we to believe? The fact of the matter is, the Sun Times should not have run with that headline. It would have been fine questioning where exactly the Drudge Report got their “unnamed source”, but to call it wrong completely… that is something else.

In the age where journalistic integrity is gone and each paper or organization is doing everything they can to further their own goals, or just stay alive, these things can be expected. That does not make it any more ok.

Read the Sun Times story and see for yourself. This is propaganda at its finest form.

No wonder why newspapers are going out of business, the internet can do it better. My prediction for 2010, the remaining U.S. newspapers will continue to demonize Craigslist and internet news sources.

Here is the original story from the Drudge Report

FOX-TV CHICAGO ORDERED NOT TO RUN ANTI-OLYMPICS STORY
Sun Sep 27 2009 21:56:11 ET

A local TV station that reported on Chicagoans NOT wanting the Olympics has been told NOT to run the report again, insiders tell the DRUDGE REPORT!

The Chicago Olympic Committee told FOX Chicago that its broadcast “would harm Chicago’s chances” to be awarded the games.

The station’s news director ordered staff to hold fire after the report aired once last Thursday morning, claims a source.

Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio are mounting strong bids for the honor to host in 2016.

The International Olympic Committee makes its decision on Friday. President Obama will lead the in-person push.

Developing…

*Update #2* One of our readers asked the question, “Why does any of this matter? The Sun Times has a declining reader base, while Drudge Report has millions of readers a month.”

Your right, Drudge Report is untouchable. It just further proves that standard media (print/network) will do anything to destroy Drudge, or any other internet source. Drudge Report is typically, nothing more than a bunch of links. The Sun Times would be better off trying to get a link on Drudge than trying to slander it.

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